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[Shockwave]

Bacon lantern. Yeah, that was pretty bad. And a wetsuit? Really? Those are expensive, where would constantly-broke-to-the-point-of-being-a-character-defining-trait Parker get that kind of scratch? I still maintain any Spidey costume should look like it came from WM. Or worse, Ross, or some discount store. In the case of Supes one could argue it's alien super material, but I still call bullshit. The Reeve costume actually looked like something someone could wear. Even the Superman Returns costume was too rubbery for me. And for the new costume, I don't like the lack of red underpants. It breaks up the wall of solid blue that's there otherwise.

[Sparky Prime]

Superman's costume in Man of Steel is likely going to be Kryptonian in origin rather than something that was made on Earth. Looking at images of Russel Crowe as Jor-El, you can see he's wearing the same boots and sleeves as the Superman suit, indicating he's wearing the same body suit under his robes. And there has been images of Zod wearing a black version of the same costume, only with his own symbol in place of the "S" and no cape.

And because I happen to have a behind the scene's book for the first Spider-Man movie... His costume was actually made from silk screen fabric and latex for the webbing. The process they used to create the suit they said is hundreds of years old, so it's really not space age at all. Course there is still no way someone like Peter Parker could afford that, each Spider-Man costume they made for the movie cost around $100,000. But there is obviously a degree of suspension of disbelief here. We're meant to believe these are things Peter Parker could get from Wal-Mart and put together himself and still look as great as it does. Don't think the audience would react well if it actually looked like something from Wal-Mart.

I liked the Green Lantern costume personally. It was interesting that they made it with all CGI rather than a physical costume. And it's fitting for the the source material when you consider the costume is essentially a construct from the ring.

[Onslaught Six]

Bacon lantern. Yeah, that was pretty bad. And a wetsuit? Really? Those are expensive, where would constantly-broke-to-the-point-of-being-a-character-defining-trait Parker get that kind of scratch? I still maintain any Spidey costume should look like it came from WM. Or worse, Ross, or some discount store.

I just did a quick Amazon search and a full wetsuit can be had for about $100. Is that unreasonable for a 16 year old to earn? Maybe Peter's been saving his allowance. Maybe he has some old paper route money. For someone who doesn't have, say, a toy addiction, it's not unlikely for him to have some extra scratch. Hell, we see Peter's room in AmSpidey LINED with skateboards and other stuff--maybe AmSpidey's Parker family isn't as impoverished as previous incarnations. (It's possible that Aunt May and Uncle Ben have been drawing from some kind of inheritance from Peter's father--he was a scientist, and scientists aren't poor.)

Superman's costume in Man of Steel is likely going to be Kryptonian in origin rather than something that was made on Earth. Looking at images of Russel Crowe as Jor-El, you can see he's wearing the same boots and sleeves as the Superman suit, indicating he's wearing the same body suit under his robes. And there has been images of Zod wearing a black version of the same costume, only with his own symbol in place of the "S" and no cape.

Boosh.

And because I happen to have a behind the scene's book for the first Spider-Man movie... His costume was actually made from silk screen fabric and latex for the webbing. The process they used to create the suit they said is hundreds of years old, so it's really not space age at all. Course there is still no way someone like Peter Parker could afford that, each Spider-Man costume they made for the movie cost around $100,000. But there is obviously a degree of suspension of disbelief here. We're meant to believe these are things Peter Parker could get from Wal-Mart and put together himself and still look as great as it does. Don't think the audience would react well if it actually looked like something from Wal-Mart.

In the 1994 Spiderman film script, initially his costume was crude and not-well-put-together, not unlike his first costume in the Raimi flick. Then it gets damaged in his first fight with Strand/Electro (the villain in the script) and by this point, Spiderman is actually so popular that he can buy a much better-looking costume from a costume shop. I always liked that detail and I was sad that it was lost.

I liked the Green Lantern costume personally. It was interesting that they made it with all CGI rather than a physical costume. And it's fitting for the the source material when you consider the costume is essentially a construct from the ring.

I liked it better when it wasn't all lit up.

[Sparky Prime]

In the 1994 Spiderman film script, initially his costume was crude and not-well-put-together, not unlike his first costume in the Raimi flick. Then it gets damaged in his first fight with Strand/Electro (the villain in the script) and by this point, Spiderman is actually so popular that he can buy a much better-looking costume from a costume shop. I always liked that detail and I was sad that it was lost.

How would that work? I mean, he doesn't make money fighting crime, so what would it matter if he's popular or not? The 3rd Raimi film they did a whole 'Spider-Man Day' for him, but he still had no money.

[BWprowl]

How would that work? I mean, he doesn't make money fighting crime, so what would it matter if he's popular or not? The 3rd Raimi film they did a whole 'Spider-Man Day' for him, but he still had no money.

Um, I think he meant that Spider-Man as a figure had gotten popular enough that local costume shops were stocking costumes based on his, but, like, made all professionally and actually good-looking, so instead of trying to repair his shitty home-made costume, Peter just bought one of the mass-produced ones.

[Sparky Prime]

Um, I think he meant that Spider-Man as a figure had gotten popular enough that local costume shops were stocking costumes based on his, but, like, made all professionally and actually good-looking, so instead of trying to repair his shitty home-made costume, Peter just bought one of the mass-produced ones.

And what I was saying is that a good looking professional costume would cost a lot of money, not that the costume shops wouldn't have Spider-Man inspired costumes. I've seen Batman cowls alone that cost $100, to say nothing of the whole costume.

[BWprowl]

And what I was saying is that a good looking professional costume would cost a lot of money, not that the costume shops wouldn't have Spider-Man inspired costumes. I've seen Batman cowls alone that cost $100, to say nothing of the whole costume.

Suspension of disbelief? It's less about how much the costume costs and more about a way for Peter to get a 'professional' looking Spider-Man costume that he wouldn't be able to get by sewing one himself.

As an aside, this sort of thing is a lot of why I liked the original Scarlet Spider's costume.

[Shockwave]

On the reverse side of that, there are also full Batman costumes you can buy for about $50. It really just depends on how detailed you want the costume to be. It's a bit like Star Wars costumes. Yeah, I could put together a 100% screen accurate Jedi costume but it would probably cost several hundred dollars in materials. Or I could just buy a premade Jedi robe for around $50 and get a cheap ass Lightsaber for around $10. Again, it just depends on how detailed you want to be.

[Sparky Prime]

As an aside, this sort of thing is a lot of why I liked the original Scarlet Spider's costume.

Red tights and a hoodie with a spider from a museum gift shop? That was a good look, yet very simple as far as super hero costumes go.

Personally, I liked how Ultimate Spider-Man ended up with his costume. He was with the wrestling a little longer in that comic, and they gave him the costume to make him look better in the ring. He just added the webbing to it.

On the reverse side of that, there are also full Batman costumes you can buy for about $50.

Yeah, but that's more like your standard Halloween type costumes. Don't think that would cut it for a super hero film...

[Onslaught Six]

Remember, Peter also has a job as a freelance photographer. (In the Raimi flicks, I think he got the job after he had the better costume, but that's neither here nor there.)

The point is, Peter is resourceful and could come up with some money over a period of time.